2 ¶ aNow the first° who° lived° in their possessions° in their cities° [were] Israel°, the priests°, the Levites° and bthe Itemple° servants°.
3 Some° of the sons° of Judah°, of the sons° of Benjamin° and of the sons° of Ephraim° and Manasseh° lived° in aJerusalem°:
4 Uthai° the son° of Ammihud°, the son° of Omri°, the son° of Imri°, the son° of Bani°, from the sons° of Perez° the ason° of Judah°.
5 From the Shilonites° [were] Asaiah° the firstborn° and his sons°.
6 From the sons° of Zerah° [were] Jeuel° and their Irelatives°, 690°°° [of them].
7 From the sons° of Benjamin° [were] Sallu° the son° of Meshullam°, the son° of Hodaviah°, the son° of Hassenuah°,
8 and Ibneiah° the son° of Jeroham°, and Elah° the son° of Uzzi°, the son° of Michri°, and Meshullam° the son° of Shephatiah°, the son° of Reuel°, the son° of Ibnijah°;
9 and their relatives° according to their generations°, a956°°°°. All° these° [were] heads° of fathers’° [households] according to their fathers’° houses°.

10 ¶ aFrom the priests° [were] Jedaiah°, Jehoiarib°, Jachin°,
11 and IAzariah° the son° of Hilkiah°, the son° of Meshullam°, the son° of Zadok°, the son° of Meraioth°, the son° of Ahitub°, athe chief° officer° of the house° of God°;
12 and Adaiah° the son° of Jeroham°, the son° of Pashhur°, the son° of Malchijah°, and Maasai° the son° of Adiel°, the son° of Jahzerah°, the son° of Meshullam°, the son° of Meshillemith°, the son° of Immer°;
13 and their relatives°, heads° of their fathers’° households°, 1,760°°°° very able° men° for the work° of the service° of the house° of God°.

14 ¶ aOf the Levites° [were] Shemaiah° the son° of Hasshub°, the son° of Azrikam°, the son° of Hashabiah°, of the sons° of Merari°;
15 and Bakbakkar°, Heresh° and Galal° and Mattaniah° the son° of Mica°, the son° of IZichri°, the son° of Asaph°,
16 and IObadiah° the son° of IIShemaiah°, the son° of Galal°, the son° of Jeduthun°, and Berechiah° the son° of Asa°, the son° of Elkanah°, who lived° in the villages° of the Netophathites°.

17 ¶ Now the gatekeepers° [were] IShallum° and Akkub° and Talmon° and Ahiman° and their relatives° (Shallum° the chief°18 [being stationed] until° now° at athe king’s° gate° to the east°). These° [were] the gatekeepers° for the camp° of the sons° of Levi°.
19 Shallum° the son° of Kore°, the son° of IEbiasaph°, the son° of Korah°, and his relatives° of his father’s° house°, the Korahites°, [were] over° the work° of the service°, keepers° of the thresholds° of the tent°; and their fathers° had been over° the camp° of the LORD°, keepers° of the entrance°.
20aPhinehas° the son° of Eleazar° was ruler° over° them previously°, [and] the LORD° was with him.
21aZechariah° the son° of Meshelemiah° was gatekeeper° of the entrance° of the tent° of meeting°.
22 All° these who were chosen° to be gatekeepers° at the thresholds° were 212°°°. These° were enrolled° by genealogy° in their villages°, awhom° David° and Samuel° the seer° appointed°bin their office of trust°.
23 So they and their sons°Ihad charge° of the gates° of the house° of the LORD°, [even] the house° of the tent°, as guards°.
24 The gatekeepers° were Ion the four° sides°, to the east°, west°, north° and south°.
25 Their relatives° in their villages°a[were] to come° in every seven° days° from time° to time° [to be] with Ithem;
26 for the four° chief° gatekeepers° who° [were] Levites°, were in an office of trust°, and were over° the chambers° and over° the treasuries° in the house° of God°.
27 They spent° the night° around° the house° of God°, abecause° the watch° was Icommitted° to them; and they [were] IIin charge° of opening° [it] morning° by morning°.

28 ¶ Now some° of them Ihad charge° of the utensils° of service°, for IIthey counted° them when they brought° them in and when they took° them out.
29 Some° of them also were appointed° over° the furniture° and over° all° the utensils° of the sanctuary° and aover° the fine° flour° and the wine° and the oil° and the frankincense° and the spices°.
30 Some° of athe sons° of the priests° prepared° the mixing° of the spices°.
31 Mattithiah°, one of the Levites°, who° was the firstborn° of Shallum° the Korahite°, had athe Iresponsibility° over° the things° which were baked° in pans°.
32 Some° of their relatives° of the sons° of the Kohathites°a[were] over° the showbread°° to prepare° it every° sabbath°.

[28] ILit were over theIILit by count they brought them in and by count they took them out[29] a1Ch 23:29[30] aEx 30:23-25[31] ILit office of trusta1Ch 9:22[32] aLv 24:5-8

33 ¶ Now these° are athe singers°, heads° of fathers’° [households] of the Levites°, [who lived] in the chambers° [of the temple] free° [from other service]; for they were Iengaged°bin their work° day° and night°.
34 These° were heads° of fathers’° [households] of the Levites° according to their generations°, chief° men°, Iwho° lived° in Jerusalem°.

[33] ILit over them in the worka1Ch 6:31-47; 25:1 bPs 134:1[34] ILit these

Ancestry and Descendants of Saul

35 ¶ aIn Gibeon° Jeiel° the father° of Gibeon° lived°, and his wife’s° name° was Maacah°,
36 and his firstborn° son° [was] Abdon°, then Zur°, Kish°, Baal°, Ner°, Nadab°,
37 Gedor°, Ahio°, Zechariah° and Mikloth°.
38 Mikloth° became° the father° of Shimeam°. And they also° lived° with their relatives° in Jerusalem° opposite° their [other] relatives°.
39aNer° became° the father° of Kish°, and Kish° became° the father° of Saul°, and Saul° became° the father° of Jonathan°, Malchi-shua°, Abinadab° and Eshbaal°.
40 The son° of Jonathan° [was] Merib-baal°; and Merib-baal° became° the father° of Micah°.
41 The sons° of Micah° [were] Pithon°, Melech°, Tahrea°a[and Ahaz].
42 Ahaz° became° the father° of Jarah°, and Jarah° became° the father° of Alemeth°, Azmaveth° and Zimri°; and Zimri° became° the father° of Moza°,
43 and Moza° became° the father° of Binea° and Rephaiah° his son°, Eleasah° his son°, Azel° his son°.
44 Azel° had six° sons° whose names° are these°: Azrikam°, Bocheru° and Ishmael° and Sheariah° and Obadiah° and Hanan°. These° were the sons° of Azel°.

The original of Israel's and Judah's genealogies.

1 ¶ So all² Israelº were reckoned by genealogies;ºª and, behold,² they [were] writtenºª in² the bookº of the kingsº of Israelº and Judah,º [who] were carried awayºª to Babylonº for their transgression.º

The Israelites,

2 ¶ Now the firstº inhabitantsºª that² [dwelt] in their possessionsº in their citiesº [were], the Israelites,º the priests,º Levites,º and the Nethinims.º3 And in Jerusalemº dweltºª of² the childrenº of Judah,º and of² the childrenº of Benjamin,º and of² the childrenº of Ephraim,º and Manasseh;º4 Uthaiº the sonº of Ammihud,º the sonº of Omri,º the sonº of Imri,º the sonº of Bani,º of the childrenº² of Pharezº the sonº of Judah.º5 And of² the Shilonites;º Asaiahº the firstborn,º and his sons.º6 And of² the sonsº of Zerah;º Jeuel,º and their brethren,º sixº hundredº and ninety.º7 And of² the sonsº of Benjamin;º Salluº the sonº of Meshullam,º the sonº of Hodaviah,º the sonº of Hasenuah,º8 And Ibneiahº the sonº of Jeroham,º and Elahº the sonº of Uzzi,º the sonº of Michri,º and Meshullamº the sonº of Shephathiah,º the sonº of Reuel,º the sonº of Ibnijah;º9 And their brethren,º according to their generations,º nineº hundredº and fiftyº and six.º All² these² men¹² [were] chiefº of the fathersº in the houseº of their fathers.º

the priests,

10 ¶ And of² the priests;º Jedaiah,º and Jehoiarib,º and Jachin,º11 And Azariahº the sonº of Hilkiah,º the sonº of Meshullam,º the sonº of Zadok,º the sonº of Meraioth,º the sonº of Ahitub,º the rulerº of the houseº of God;º12 And Adaiahº the sonº of Jeroham,º the sonº of Pashur,º the sonº of Malchijah,º and Maasiaiº the sonº of Adiel,º the sonº of Jahzerah,º the sonº of Meshullam,º the sonº of Meshillemith,º the sonº of Immer;º13 And their brethren,º headsº of the houseº of their fathers,º a thousandº and sevenº hundredº and threescore;º very able¹ menº² for the workº of the serviceº of the houseº of God.º

and the Levites, with the Nethinims, which dwelt in Jerusalem.

14 And of² the Levites;º Shemaiahº the sonº of Hasshub,º the sonº of Azrikam,º the sonº of Hashabiah,º of² the sonsº of Merari;º15 And Bakbakkar,º Heresh,º and Galal,º and Mattaniahº the sonº of Micah,º the sonº of Zichri,º the sonº of Asaph;º16 And Obadiahº the sonº of Shemaiah,º the sonº of Galal,º the sonº of Jeduthun,º and Berechiahº the sonº of Asa,º the sonº of Elkanah,º that dweltºª in the villagesº of the Netophathites.º17 And the portersº [were], Shallum,º and Akkub,º and Talmon,º and Ahiman,º and their brethren:º Shallumº [was] the chief;º18 Who hitherto²² [waited] in the king'sº gateº eastward:º they² [were] portersº in the companiesº of the childrenº of Levi.º19 And Shallumº the sonº of Kore,º the sonº of Ebiasaph,º the sonº of Korah,º and his brethren,º of the houseº of his father,º the Korahites,º [were] over² the workº of the service,º keepersºª of the gatesº of the tabernacle:º and their fathers,º [being] over² the hostº of the LORD,º [were] keepersºª of the entry.º20 And Phinehasº the sonº of Eleazarº was² the rulerº over² them in time past,º [and] the LORDº [was] with² him. 21 [And] Zechariahº the sonº of Meshelemiahº [was] porterº of the doorº of the tabernacleº of the congregation.º22 All² these [which were] chosenºª to be portersº in the gatesº [were] two hundredº and twelve.ºº These² were reckoned by their genealogyºª in their villages,º whom¹ Davidº and Samuelº the seer¹ª² did ordainºª in their set office.º23 So they² and their childrenº [had] the oversight² of the gatesº of the houseº of the LORD,º [namely], the houseº of the tabernacle,º by wards.º24 In fourº quartersº were² the porters,º toward the east,º west,º north,º and south.º25 And their brethren,º [which were] in their villages,º [were] to comeºª after sevenº daysº from timeº² to² timeº with² them.²26 For² these² Levites,º the fourº chiefº porters,º were in [their] set office,º and were² over² the chambersº and treasuriesº of the houseº of God.º

The charge of certain Levites.

27 ¶ And they lodgedºª round aboutº the houseº of God,º because² the chargeº [was] upon² them, and the openingº thereof every morningº [pertained] to them.²28 And [certain] of² them had the charge ofº the ministeringº vessels,º that² they should bring them inºª and outºª by tale.º29 [Some] of² them also [were] appointedºª to oversee² the vessels,º and all² the instrumentsº of the sanctuary,º and the fine flour,º and the wine,º and the oil,º and the frankincense,º and the spices.º30 And [some] of² the sonsº of the priestsº madeºª the ointmentº of the spices.º31 And Mattithiah,º [one] of² the Levites,º who² [was] the firstbornº of Shallumº the Korahite,º had the set officeº over² the things that were madeº in the pans.º32 And [other] of² their brethren,º of the sonsº of² the Kohathites,º [were] over² the shewbread,ºº to prepareºª [it] every sabbath.º33 And these² [are] the singers,ºª chiefº of the fathersº of the Levites,º [who remaining] in the chambersº [were] free:ºªª¹ for² they were employed² in [that] workº dayº and night.º34 These² chiefº fathersº of the Levitesº [were] chiefº throughout their generations;º these² dweltºª at Jerusalem.º

The stock of Saul and Jonathan.

35 ¶ And in Gibeonº dweltºª the fatherº of Gibeon,ºª¹ Jehiel,º whose wife'sº nameº [was] Maachah:º36 And his firstbornº sonº Abdon,º then Zur,º and Kish,º and Baal,º and Ner,º and Nadab,º37 And Gedor,º and Ahio,º and Zechariah,º and Mikloth.º38 And Miklothº begatºª² Shimeam.º And they² also² dweltºª with² their brethrenº at Jerusalem,º over against² their brethren.º39 And Nerº begatºª² Kish;º and Kishº begatºª² Saul;º and Saulº begatºª² Jonathan,º and Malchishua,º and Abinadab,º and Eshbaal.º40 And the sonº of Jonathanº [was] Meribbaal:º and Meribbaalº begatºª² Micah.º41 And the sonsº of Micahº [were], Pithon,º and Melech,º and Tahrea,º [and Ahaz]. 42 And Ahazº begatºª² Jarah;º and Jarahº begatºª² Alemeth,º and Azmaveth,º and Zimri;º and Zimriº begatºª² Moza;º43 And Mozaº begatºª² Binea;º and Rephaiahº his son,º Eleasahº his son,º Azelº his son.º44 And Azelº had sixº sons,º whose namesº [are] these,² Azrikam,º Bocheru,º and Ishmael,º and Sheariah,º and Obadiah,º and Hanan:º these² [were] the sonsº of Azel.º